Unit 8 Fourteen Steps-精选.ppt

dismiss: 1) to end the employment or service of; discharge.解雇，免职；开除 dismiss sb. from his post 2) to direct or allow to leave 让…离开，把…打发走 Translation: 老师提前5分钟下课了。 The teacher dismissed the class five minutes earlier. * side: side-door n.边门，侧门 side road 支路；旁侧路 side-effect side-glance 侧视, 斜视 * thump: 1）vi. To walk with heavy steps 笨重地行走、前进 2）n. the muffled sound produced by or as if by a blow with a blunt object; a thud. 沉闷的声响 pull into : (pull in) 进站，到站，靠岸 Translation:火车准时进站了。 The train pulled into the station on time. * She went into the house and …a cheerful greeting. She went into the house and came out dressed in raincoat and hat. A man followed her. He said hello to me in cheerful voice. bundle: to tie, wrap, or gather together. 包，捆，裹 We bundled everything into the drawers. 我们把一切东西胡乱塞进抽屉里。 * She was answered by the murmur…jack up. The man answered her in low whisper. The body of the car sloped slowly when it was lifted by a jack. jack up: to lift with a jack tilt: to slope as by raising one end I tilted the cup to drink out of it. interval: space or time in between 时间、空间的间隔 at intervals of … 火车每隔30分钟开一班。 The train leaves at interval of 30 minutes. * 大吉大利 大吉大利 大吉大利 大吉大利 大吉大利 大吉大利 大吉大利 大吉大利 大吉大利 Unit 8 Fourteen Steps Hal Manwaring * Text Comprehension (1) What is the main idea of the text? What is the moral of the story? (2) How many lives has the author lived according to the text and what are they? * Part I (Para 1-2) 1. How many phases could the writer’s first life be further divided into? How would you describe each of these phases? 2. What does the author mean by saying “I arrived as…”? 3. When was his first life ended? * Part I (1-2) Language Points be/feel inclined to: be likely to; be willing to e.g. I don’t feel inclined to talk to her. incline to sth. e.g. I strongly incline to Tara’s point of view. n. inclination * live sb’s life : to spend one’s lif